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POTATO DEVELOPMENT WORK IN WISCONSIN. 



THE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL REPRESEN 



TATIVE AND COMMUNITY POTATO 



IMPROVEMENT. 



The Association takes special pleasure in calling attention to 

 the important relation of the county agricultural representative to 

 potato improvement work in Wisconsin. It is of special interest 

 that in each county where a representative has been secured the 

 potato industry is of economic importance. These men are now in 

 the field and are actively carrying out the policies of this associa- 

 tion. That this work is practical and efficient can best be judged 

 from the very brief statements we are able to publish from these 

 men. No other part of this bulletin represents better the plan of 

 work of this association. 



At the time of the 1913 convention at Rhinelander Mr. Luther 

 was county agricultural representative for Oneida County. Oneida 

 County has been very active in potato improvement work. The As- 

 sociation desire to express appreciation of the work which was done 

 in the Oneida County under the direction of Mr. Luther in the in- 

 terest of the 1913 convention. In January Mr. Luther was ap- 

 pointed State Supervisor of County Agricultural Representatives. 

 Referring to the work in Oneida County last year, Mr Luther says. 



"Upon my plots during the last two years 

 I have used pure bred Green Mountain po- 

 tatoes, of the Round White Family. The 

 tubers run very regular in size and are 

 smooth and white and of fine cooking qual- 

 ity. So far as yield is concerned they are 

 fully equal to the mixed and scrub stock 

 produced by farmers working under rather 

 good cultural conditions and I think far su- 

 perior to the yields ordinarily reported. 

 The people who saw these potatoes desired 

 to secure them for table use at a price above 

 the local market price and I could have se- 

 cured sales for a large production had I had the potatoes. My 



E. L. LUTHER 



State Supervisor of 

 County Agricultural 

 Representatives. 



